Category Archive
Performance
Caching, rate limiting, pooling, and backend tuning strategies for high-throughput systems.
Performance Stories
Latency, throughput, and scaling patterns explained in practical English.
3 articles in this archive
Performance
Performance
Database Connection Pooling: Beyond the Basics
How to size, monitor, and tune connection pools for high-throughput services without exhausting the database.
Performance
Performance
API Rate Limiting Algorithms Explained
Token bucket, leaky bucket, and sliding window explained with practical trade-offs for production APIs.
Performance
Performance
Redis Caching Patterns for High-Performance Applications
Production-friendly Redis patterns for reducing load, avoiding stampedes, and keeping cache invalidation under control.